Challenge

Estadio Nagano
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) NAGANO F.C's Jari Alenius started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a defensive mix-up in RomoLerouX UniteD UXX's zone, Jari Alenius stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Genaro Abendano came out of the goal and Jari Alenius tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 7th minute of the match, Pertti Koskenkorva tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Genaro Abendano saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 9th minute of the match NAGANO F.C got a corner. RomoLerouX UniteD UXX's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Clodoveo Weather ran over to the corner to take the kick. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Diego Beckenbauer advanced and headed the ball into goal, 1-0 in the 9th minute. After having played for 15 minutes, Jari Alenius managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. NAGANO F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jari Alenius was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When NAGANO F.C's Jari Alenius in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye RomoLerouX UniteD UXX's goalie prevented a goal. Jari Alenius received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Genaro Abendano came out and tried to block the shot, but Jari Alenius slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 31st minute. Genaro Abendano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jari Alenius in the 38th minute. Vellito Alguerdo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edwin Romaza in the 44th minute of the match. 46 minutes into the match, RomoLerouX UniteD UXX's goalkeeper Genaro Abendano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jari Alenius. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Matheus Queirós to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Jari Alenius's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Genaro Abendano was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. In the 53rdth minute of the game Jari Alenius who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but RomoLerouX UniteD UXX's Genaro Abendano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 54 minutes, Edwin Romaza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. RomoLerouX UniteD UXX's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edwin Romaza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ender Yalçın in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vellito Alguerdo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match clock showed 59 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Ender Yalçın sped through NAGANO F.C's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vellito Alguerdo. When RomoLerouX UniteD UXX's Matheus Queirós in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye NAGANO F.C's goalie prevented a goal. Genaro Abendano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jari Alenius in the 64th minute of play. If Jari Alenius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. RomoLerouX UniteD UXX's Genaro Abendano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jari Alenius in the 68th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jari Alenius in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Genaro Abendano saved RomoLerouX UniteD UXX from getting behind. 70 minutes had been played when some careless play by RomoLerouX UniteD UXX's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Clodoveo Weather was slow to take the kick. During this time NAGANO F.C's players had a chance to rest. RomoLerouX UniteD UXX made a substitution. Urre Villoria replaced Villagra Hualde. RomoLerouX UniteD UXX made a substitution. Horacio Gombal replaced Jiang Nan Feng. Genaro Abendano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jari Alenius, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. RomoLerouX UniteD UXX's Genaro Abendano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jari Alenius in the 77th minute of play. Jari Alenius might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Genaro Abendano. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jari Alenius ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 81st minute Jari Alenius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Genaro Abendano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Jari Alenius came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the NAGANO F.C fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jari Alenius couldn't finish the play. After 87 played minutes RomoLerouX UniteD UXX got a freekick which was hit by Matheus Queirós. RomoLerouX UniteD UXX's Diego Quintianan was substituted for Edgardo Hilari. When Lorenzo Badas fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored RomoLerouX UniteD UXX's protests and gave Lorenzo Badas a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to RomoLerouX UniteD UXX getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Lorenzo Badas hit a great ball. Jari Alenius might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Genaro Abendano. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jari Alenius ran back to his position shaking his head. 95 minutes into the game, Bar Olo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. NAGANO F.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave RomoLerouX UniteD UXX the free kick. Bar Olo hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. NAGANO F.C's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.